· 4/7/1992
Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Armstrong
Citations
- 604 A.2d 47
- 326 Md. 107
- 1992 Md. LEXIS 50
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that a non-settling defendant is protected by that fact that “[t]he amount recoverable from the non-settling defendant plus the amount recoverable from the settling defendant cannot exceed the plaintiff’s verdict.”
- proper to instruct jury “that damages were not to be awarded merely for pleural plaques or pleural thickening”
- remand for a new trial on punitive damages, at which the “plaintiffs will be required to prove their entitlement to punitive damages”
- discovery rule “applicable to civil actions generally”
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Judges: Chasanow
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